“All things happen to oneself, and happen precisely, precisely now”.

These words, written by the great Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), appear in his short story, The Garden of Forking Paths.

Labyrinthine, dense, esoteric, and yet, at all times, wonderfully eloquent and readable, Borges gives us a lot to think about.

This episode addresses two themes–both vital to our everyday life–around which many of his fantastic stories revolve:

Identity and time.

I’m curious to know…

Does this episode resonate with you?

Is it too academic?

Too arcane?

Not practical enough?

In what ways can it be improved?

Please let me know by commenting or sending me a message: pneuma.finneran@gmail.com.

I’m eager to read your thoughts.

As always, thanks for listening!

Post cibum, ambulandum est

“After eating, one must walk”

Apply this ancient wisdom to your post-meal ritual, and your health will improve immensely.

What do you like to do after a meal?

Walk?

Dance?

Watch TV?

I’m curious to know!

Send me a message at pneuma.finneran@gmail.com.

Is it your duty to be happy?

Immanuel Kant, the great German philosopher of the late 18th century, argues that it is.

“To secure one’s own happiness is a duty…because discontent with one’s condition, under the pressure of many anxieties and amid unsatisfied wants, might easily become a great temptation to transgress one’s duties.”

What do you think?

Is Kant’s argument convincing?

Are you any happier now that you know it is your duty to be so?

Or, will you defy Kant and continue to be unhappy?

Tell me in the comments or send an email to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com and we’ll discuss on a future episode.

How seldom we look toward the horizon,

Toward the distance,

Toward the heavens.

Instead, we’re focused unblinkingly on the luminous little boxes perched six inches away from our noses!

(Yes--the fancy phone on which you're reading these words. That box!)

Unsurprisingly, this has caused our eyesight to suffer.

In this episode, we’ll work to undo this harm. We’ll work to strengthen our eyes (and, as always, our minds!)

An unnamed friend of the show suggested the topic for this episode.

For having reached out to me, and for being so delightful a human being, I want to thank her.

If you’d like to suggest a topic to explore on this channel, please send an email to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com.

The 30-30-30 Protocol—developed by Tim Ferriss and popularized by Gary Brecka—is an approach to nutrition that requires you to:

1. Consume 30 grams of protein

2. Within 30 minutes of waking

3. After which you perform 30 minutes of exercise

This method is starkly different from intermittent fasting, in which you to abstain (typically during the morning hours) from eating anything at all.

Which method is better?

With which have you had more success?

In this episode, a very shiny and muscular James Flood and I offer our two cents.

Email me and let me know which works better for you

pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

YouTube link:

https://youtu.be/WjdO6DdZfkk

A sauna can be immensely beneficial to your overall wellbeing:

It boosts cardiovascular health, enhances recovery, deepens sleep, and supports detoxification.

But there’s a common misunderstanding about its power to help you lose WEIGHT, of which you should be disabused.

Does sweating in the sauna = weight loss?

Have you implemented regular sauna use into your regimen?

What impact has it had on you?

I'd love to hear about your experience!

Send a note to pneuma.finneran@gmail.com and we can discuss it on a future episode.

The nutrients with which you fuel up and recover are important, but so too is the time of day at which you consume them.

The term for this is, simply enough, “Nutrient Timing”.

In this episode, my pal James Flood explains the basics of “Nutrient Timing”, including:

The post-workout feeding window: what to eat, what to avoid, and when.

The difference between fast and slow digesting carbs, and when each should be consumed.

When protein should be consumed

And more!

Please send comments or questions to

pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

YouTube Link

https://youtu.be/2n-gbVx1-HU

The unspoken remedy to restlessness…

The quiet cure-all for sleepless nights…

Sex!

A sleep aid–provided to us by the beneficence of nature–than which there is none more effective, satisfying, nor potent.

Have you experienced the soporific impact of sex?

Send your (PG-rated) comments to

Email: pneuma.finneran@gmail.com

X: DanielEFinneran

IG: DanielEthanFinneran

And, with your consent, we’ll discuss them on an upcoming episode!

Until then,

Fare thee well.